NCT00925847

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether lithium is safe and effective in the treatment of ALS

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
23

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2009

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2009

Completed
18 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 19, 2009

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 22, 2009

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

October 31, 2012

Status Verified

March 1, 2009

Enrollment Period

1.8 years

First QC Date

June 19, 2009

Last Update Submit

October 30, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisLithiumSurvival

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Survival in patients with ALS treated with lithium and riluzole compared to historical cohort (patients treated with riluzole alone )

    15 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Functional Assessment Change in ALS Functional Rating Score (ALSFRS-R slope)

    15 months

  • Muscle Strength Change in MMT score (MMT slope)

    15 months

  • Rate of decline of respiratory function determined as SVC over the 15 month treatment period

    15 months

Study Arms (1)

1

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: lithium

Interventions

lithium LP 400mg daily po (doses were adjusted during the study to maintain targeted blood levels.)

1

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Diagnosis of clinically possible, clinically probable laboratory-supported, clinically probable or clinically definite ALS (according to WNF EL Escorial diagnostic criteria, revised according to the AIRLIE House Conference 1998)
  • Concomitant standard Riluzole therapy (50mg twice daily)
  • patients included in ALS reference center
  • women of childbearing age be non-lactating and surgically sterile or using a highly effective method of birth control and have a negative pregnancy test
  • capable of thoroughly understanding all information given and giving full informed consent according to GCP
  • Patients with gastrostomy

You may not qualify if:

  • evidence of major psychiatric disorder or clinically evident dementia precluding evaluation of symptoms
  • any medical condition known to contre-indicate lithium treatment (dysthyroid, cardiopathy, renal insufficiency)
  • presence of any concomitant life-threatening disease or impairment likely to interfere with functional assessment
  • known hypersensitivity to any component of the study drugs

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

Paris, 75013, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Interventions

Lithium

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spinal Cord DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesMotor Neuron DiseaseNeurodegenerative DiseasesTDP-43 ProteinopathiesNeuromuscular DiseasesProteostasis DeficienciesMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Metals, AlkaliElementsInorganic ChemicalsMetals, LightMetals

Study Officials

  • Lucette Lacomblez, MD

    Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 19, 2009

First Posted

June 22, 2009

Study Start

June 1, 2009

Primary Completion

April 1, 2011

Study Completion

April 1, 2011

Last Updated

October 31, 2012

Record last verified: 2009-03

Locations